What is recorded here
In pasture, sited on an elevation with excellent views over rolling grassland and to SE over an expanse of rough wet ground. This monument is not on 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is depicted as a small hachured circle on the 1917 edition. Circular area (diam. 7m -mid bank) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3m; int. H 0.4m;…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA092-063
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- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Harry Murphy / Sportsfile, via Western People, www.westernpeople.ie
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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